Alaska · Census place 36540
Kachemak, AK population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Kachemak, Alaska (Kachemak, AK — Census place “Kachemak city”) is 835 residents, ranking #86 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $71,125, the median home is worth $404,300 and median gross rent runs $1,120 a month. Looking for the Kachemak Alaska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Kachemak, AK: 99603.
- Population
- 835Kachemak city residents
- Median household income
- $71,125Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $404,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,120Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.2%Owner-occupied households
Kachemak ZIP codes (Alaska)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Kachemak.
The Kachemak AK ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Kachemak city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Kachemak city median would spend about 18.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.4% of residents and 76.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Kachemak city, AK in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Kachemak city is a very small community in Alaska, with 835 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #86 of 355 ranked by population — larger than 75% of them. The median age here is 37.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Kachemak city earn a median of $71,125 a year, 9.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 12% below the $81,250 median for the 73 Alaska cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 25.4% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Kachemak city is valued at $404,300, 33.3% above the national figure and 33% above the $305,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,120 a month, 20.3% below the national figure, or roughly $13,440 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 5.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 76.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
With 835 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Kachemak city against its county rather than against national figures.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Alaska.
- Hooper Bay city 1,008
- Ninilchik CDP 1,009
- Craig city 1,063
- Salcha CDP 1,076
- Funny River CDP 1,127
- Sand Point city 1,146
- Delta Junction city 1,154
- Kotlik city 1,166
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Kachemak city?
- Kachemak city has 835 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #86 of 355 in Alaska.
- What is the median household income in Kachemak city?
- Median household income in Kachemak city is $71,125 a year, 9.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Kachemak city?
- Median gross rent is $1,120 a month and the median home value is $404,300, so rent absorbs about 18.9% of median household income.
- Is Kachemak city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 5.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Kachemak city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Kachemak city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.